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flate2

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stablev1.1.9

DEFLATE compression and decompression exposed as Read/BufRead/Write streams. Supports miniz_oxide and multiple zlib implementations. Supports zlib, gzip, and raw deflate streams.

Core Metrics

	flate2
Health Score	75
Total Downloads	561.6M
30d Downloads	27.2M
Dependents	79.1K
Releases	77
Last Updated	160d ago
Age	11y 8m

Health Breakdown

flate2

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Technical Details

	flate2
Version	1.1.9
Stable (≥1.0)	✓ Yes
License	MIT OR Apache-2.0
Dependencies	11
Crate Size	83KB
Features	13
Yanked %	2.6%
Edition	2018
MSRV	1.67.0
Owners	3

Links

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Quick Verdict

•flate2 leads with a health score of 75/100, but none of the options score above 80.
•flate2 is depended on by 79.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.